3/16/2018: Florida lawmakers vote to arm teachers despite Parkland's objections - New York City stops sewage train to Alabama after residents complain

Today's Article: Florida lawmakers vote to arm teachers despite Parkland's objections
From: Newsweek
Readability Score: 10.5

A critical discussion - how can we reduce school shootings? Florida lawmakers recently moved a forward a bill that advocated allowing teachers to be armed. Good idea? Bad idea? A little of both? What other ideas might lead to safer schools? Have your students take our interactive google form survey with today's Current Events Lesson.

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Today's Alternate Article: New York City stops sewage train to Alabama after residents complain
Readability Score: 8.9

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5/27/2016: Judge Bars Washington, D.C., Restriction on Guns Outside Home - One Woman's Mission to Keep Baltimore's Kids Safe

Today's Article: Judge Bars Washington, D.C., Restriction on Guns Outside Home
From: New York Times
Readability Score: 13.4

Judge Richard J. Leon’s...ruling...reopens the district’s long fight over how much room the Second Amendment’s guarantee of the right to bear arms leaves for local regulation...

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Readability Score: 7.6

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1/22/2016: Foster Parents Sue Over Firearm Safety Restrictions - School Says Girl Who Shared Inhaler Can Return to Class

Today's Article: Foster Parents Sue Over Firearm Safety Restrictions (14.1)
From: Daily Beast

An Oklahoma couple is suing over restrictions that require them to practice gun safety in front of their foster children.

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Today's Alternate Article: School Says Girls Who Shared Inhaler Can Return to Class (8.9)

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